Wichita eagle., 1887-12-15
DIRECTORS MEET.
| General Good Feeling Over F1aftering fros-
pects-The Topic OF Discussion.


The subject of natural gas seemed to be
paramount in the public mind yesterday.
The brain power Spent its force on discuss
ing and, in fact, inventing great schemes
concerning the geological subject of gas
and oil interlined with few remarks on
the certain conditions under which salt
water and such Objectionable finds are
reached. 1t was not a little amusing to
listen to the various theories from appar-
entity knowing ones. One fellow would
champion theory with zeal and vigor
that would indicate he had almost worn
out his eyes over the intensely interesting
branch of science known as geology, but
occasionally an ill-bred listener would
smile as though he suspicioned that the
scientific shelves of that fellows library
are vacant. Another would soon
suggest an explanation for the
entire class of phenomena found
which would not meet the appropriation
of the first. An argument would follow
marked occasionally more by spirit than
anything else.
OF the various minds on the subject of
natural gas all seemed to have reached the
conclusion that it was good thing for US
and the modern civilizer. Earnest and
constant inquiry hatched out many re-
ports. Always some one in the other end OF
the town had just come from the derrick
and of course everything was lovely. The
further it got the more lovely it was.
Yesterday morning Mr.. VIII Beattie, O..
C. Daisy and n. f. Niederlander started
for the well They reached it about noon
Il r. Of ha fron f,3S
at a neighboring house at dinner. He
went TO the well and for the benefit Of the
visitors drew out the drill and commenced
bailing out the water which was near
forty feet Deep The "bailer" had been let
down but a few times until it caught.
The rope broke and the ''grabs''
were let down with little
good. At 5 o'clock the visitors
started back not feeling very jubilant over
the i'll luck.
The drill had passed through the coarse
sand stone stratum which proved to be
rear twenty feet thick, and is now in a
hard lime stone which makes slow work.
They are into the latter about thirty feet,
making the well about $50 feet deep. The
accident of yesterday, it is feared, viii de-
lay the work for day or two, as it seems
impossible to fish out the ''bailer' and
they will turn the drill down onto it. The
last resort will be to pound it to pieces and
that may call for one or two broken drill
bits.
There being so much water in the hole
the flow of the gas was somewhat lmpeded
yesterday noon, but according to Mr..
Brady was much stronger than on the
previous day, and increased perceptibly as
the drill neared the bottom of the sand
rock but of course gained little afterwards.
The ''bailer" got fast a few feet above the
gas rock and when it had been wedged in
shut off the supply of gas tC
tsome extent BY contracting the
ten inch main at the top above an opening
of an inch in diameter the gas will blaze
up several feet, coming out at several
pounds pressure. With the main ten
inches in diameter it burns with an irreg-
ular flame.
The company, with the rest of the city, is
| quite jubilant over the situation. The di-
rectors held meeting last night at the
Office of the company, and it was by far
the most cheerful meeting they ever held.
Gas well stock was not thrown around
carelessly, but put in the red pocket books
in the department adjoining the bills.
A telegram from Major Knapp, of Fort
Scott, was read congratulating the city on
the find, and, in the minds of many, fit
tingly closed by saying ''Take one for me. "
! Mr.. W. d. Brewster, from EmpOria, also
! sent his congratulations. 1t will be re
membered that he is the gentleman who
! located the we'll and is very much con
| cerned about its success. \ number OF
! other kilograms We're received from the east
| the friends gaining the news of the find in
! the morning papers and glad to see the
company meeting with success.
! Mr. Briardy stated to the gentlemen yes
| tertlay who visited the well that he never
| in bis life saw more encouraging pros
pect. He is practical well driller, and
of course, is well posted on the indications
usually met in both good and bad wells
! He assured them that if there is no irreg-
ular formation the well seems to be prop,
erly located, and it will give good test oi
! the question in this section. BY going
ahead the location will be learned more
. fully The notes OF the two wells will be
compared, giving good insight into the
| formation.
! Mr. Tennant stated yesterday that it is
now plain to be seen that the second well
| is located, if not on the crest of the earth
wave, higher up on the wave than the first
as the sand rock which gives the
gas is found at depth of three
/ hundred feet and in first was four hundred
and fifty feet deep, being a rise of one hun
dred and fifty feet in five miles east. A:
evidence that it is well up the incline is
| the absence of water so far, which was
painfully present in the first.
At the directory meeting last night there
was general looking over of the iHforma
| ton OH hand. 1t was suggested by some
| that it would be best tUegive an exhibition
| Just as soon as the ''bailer' is got out
draw out the water and get an idea of The
gas pressure The company intends to e
down at least fifteen hundred feet, which
according to the present indications, is tht
same as sixteen hundred and fifty feet
with the first we'll.